The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-18
AFFAIRS Or THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.

Z. A. Lucas, general agent of the Red line.
spent Yesterday in the city. He reports trafhc
on the Wabash east of the river as still being
at low ebb
The fast mail train which passes through lndi-
annapolis west bound at P. NJ. carries from TWEEN
ty to thirty tons of mail matter each trip and
thirty tons of express matter.
The terrible loss of life on American railroads
this winter points plainly to the urgent need OF
frequent and thorough inspection or
bridges than Is now provided for.
Capt. James NJ. Phillips, master of transporta-
ton of the Gulf, Colorado &c Santa Fe railroad,
with headquarters at Galveston, is spending
few days with friends in this State.
Next week six new cars from the mandatory
of Barney, Smith & Co. will be added to the
equipment of the C., l., St. L. & c., and one OF
the through trains over this road Will be made
up entirely of these new cars.
III c. Parker has been offered and will proba-
ably accept the position Of traffic manager on
the Lake Erie & Western system. Mr.. Parker
was with General Manager Bradbury on the F.,
d. & E. iu its most prosperous days.
Several of the roads west out of Kansas City
have changed their time of departure westward
to make close connection with the fast mail train
put on recently between New York and Kansas
City via Columbus. Indianapolis and st. Louis
The Missouri Pacific road is coming to the
front as an iinportan: trunk line and is shorten
ing up the running time of its trains, and, we
notice, hauls the fastmal from St Louis to
Kansas City at as high speed as its eastern con-
nectons.
The management of the c., l., ST. I. & c.
road have decided to expend in improvement to
numbers. President Ingalls, says included in
these improvements is the foundation for the
new shops at Indianapolis.
Under the change of time-schedule which
takes effect the Indianapolis, Peru 81 Chicago
road on next Sunday the first train from the
mil oh yp,li oil fhn
Michigan City fast express at 1920 p NJ, and the
day accommodation at 6:45 P. NJ.
The surveys for the transafricau railway,
for which an American corps left this country
some six or eight months since. are making very
satisfactory progress, with indications of ia
vorable route through favorable country. This
corps was the first to go from this country.
The Indiana Midland Company has got in
Its crossing at Lebanon OF the C.. l., st. L. 81
C.. and now proposes to move westward. For
ffty-four miles the heavy part Of the grading is
now done, and in few months it expects to
have its trains running into Montezuma, Ind.
Railroad officials predict that April earnings
will show heavy falling off as compared with
those OF last year. partly through the change OF
tariffs. and then for the reason that so much
property is now going forward at the present cut
rates which would not be moved until later but
for the low rate.
w. p. Shackle freight conductor, who held
number eighty-f -four. drew the Blue Bull colt raf-
fed yesterday at Rushville for the benefit of P.
Madden the section foreman OF the o. H. d l.,
who lost a leg a short time since by train run
ming over him. Mr.. Madden secures $o45 out OF
the rattle for the colt
The Peunsylyania Companv. without making
much noise about it, is doubling its track be-
tween Pittsburc and Columbus, an improve
ment which is greatly needed. Some thirty
miles additional OF the track between those
points will be doubled this year, and about that
mileage was doubled last year.
One of the leading railroad attorneys of this
country vesterdar Expressed the opinion that
should the nresart manaoement of the baltimore
e Ohio road continue for another wear the road
will be in the hands of a receiver. He thinks
that is the that President Garrett is
loosenipg his hold on the property
the Indiananolis east-hound mol statem ant
shows that in the frat ff,een DAYS Of this month
the Wabash carried IA Of the business. the
Decline 81 !. the o., St. r. e. P. PAT. the l., B.
&, w l45 the g. 7 ST. r, e C. 81 the c. Fl
q, r d the T.. NJ A a. G. SO Both the Bee
line and the G., ST. L. s. P. run ahead of their
allotted per cent
The svrd;.oto owr;no tho Toka Er;o E. Vast
ern road are negotiating to secure control of the
INDIANAPOLIS. Perm e. Chicago road. with fair
prosnect that the NEGOTIATIONS will be success.
full This would let the Lake Erie e Western
into INDIANAPOLIS and open up a good line for
them to connect with the roads reaching into
the northern nine regions.
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@o'Voo nv pice VI Lnan.ns 'ns hs;s , 10 u,ol,
VI ieso' az us W JUG e .h =. sao e su
will be rennired 70 meet 6amages arisine from
tho Roston &, Providence disaster The com
nanv is able TO meet them. and without sacri
fc;ne div;asnds
60, n.c
ueherai manager McOrea, OF 'ne pennsS,
vania oInpany' states tnat wnen .ne Ienhsyi
vania company gets tnrouen WIN .ne ,mpiove
mems no" ipaking anu tnose conte,npia.eu tn'
presehs seaSon' IL VIII ha ave sPrpe III view "an
iron @-oVVVc 70 V1AoooV Ine company has
an conlehpiation, outsiue OF 1nese improvements
wb;cS 70 carr;aa ont will cost ahout s9on O0D
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Inc geEerai omcers OF the Chlcago q Nortn
western road are at Baraooo, WIS, lnVestigatni